Legal Secretary
£21,000 - £23,000
Huddersfield
Full time, Permanent
Who we are:
CRA Consulting are a specialist legal recruiter, operating across the UK. CRA works in partnership with reputable law firms with either local, regional, national or international presence. We recruit at all levels from board, director and partnership level through to support staff.
For additional information on how we can assist you with your next career move, visit the CRA Consulting Website at www.craconsultants.com.
About the business:
Our client is a West Yorkshire based firm looking to bring on a Legal Secretary to their Care and Public department.
If successful, you will perform the following role as a Legal Secretary.
- Typing documents including court documents and applications, emails and file notes, etc
- the fee earner's
- Preparing legal aid applications on CCMS
- Opening files on the case management system
- Answering calls and assisting clients with enquiries
- Liaising with clients/professionals to arrange appointments/meetings, etc.
- Dealing with incoming emails/post and corresponding as appropriate
- Digital dictation
- Ensuring the case management database is continually kept updated.
- Ensuring files are fully time recorded for billing
- Preparing Court bundles.
- Ensuring the experts' register is updated.
- Providing cover for other secretaries in their absence
- Assisting fee earners with billing and closing files, as well as invoices
To apply, you will be required to meet the following criteria:
- Secretarial experience, ideally in care.
- Good telephone manner
- Good typing skills and use of digital dictation
- Highly organised
- Proactive and using initiative
- Able to prioritise workloads of different fee earners.
How to apply:
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Additional Information:
CRA Legal follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
This vacancy is very popular with the local legal community, so please apply quickly to ensure your application is considered. As part of our candidate registration and care process we at CRA Legal aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 working days.